Known to some as fan and friend of Melbourne band The Powder Monkeys (RIP), music
writer/reviewer for the i94 Bar homepage (dedicated to bands and music, past
and present, influenced by the best Detroit / New York rock-n-roll ever from
the likes of The Stooges, MC5, New York Dolls, The Ramones, The Dictators)
and "Melbourne music identity", but could he be a muso himself? Find out more by
reading here and see/find out some more here
Genre : Alternative / Folk / Country /
Acoustic / Rock-n-Roll / Garage Rock / Punk
Contact: slagain@hotmail.com / s9812141@yahoo.com
Last updated : 17 October 2009
News
July - October 2009 -
Simon shall appear in November at Hotlips Cocktail Bar and Restaurant, Enmore on November 5th and in October at YourSpace at The
Town Hall Hotel, Newtown on October 28th, Lansdowne Hotel on October 25th and Hotel Clarendon on October 22nd.
Simon has appeared in October at Taren Hotel, Taren Point on October 14th and at Hotlips Cocktail Bar and Restaurant, Enmore on October 8th,
Simon appeared in September at YourSpace at The
Town Hall Hotel, Newtown on September 23rd and at Hotlips Cocktail
Restaurant, Enmore on September 10th and launched “Place and Time” in solo / duo mode (with guest Graham Griffith), on 2RRR FM's Sydney Sounds program on September 5th, appeared in August
at both YourSpace at The
Town Hall Hotel, Newtown on August 26th and at The Excelsior Hotel in Glebe
on August 7th in solo / duo mode (with guest Graham Griffith) and as guest
(with Graham Griffith) of Ned Alphabet and appeared in July at The Sly Fox Hotel's YourSpace on July 23rd.
See "Fooled and abused"
as played during his set at The Sly Fox Hotel's "YourSpace" night
on 18 December 2008 here.
See "Hanging
On" as played during his set at The Sly Fox Hotel's
"YourSpace" night on October 4, 2007 here.
See his take of the late, great Johnny Paycheck's
"Take
this job and shove it" when he made his (union) stand at the rally
organised by The Inner West (Sydney) Your Rights at Work Committee's against
the John Howard led Australian Federal Government's "Workchoices"
legislation in 2006 here.
If curious as to what Simon has 'covered' over the
years visit the "coverography"
page here.
Gigs
5th November 2009
Hotlips Cocktail Bar and Restaurant,
200 Enmore Road, Enmore, Sydney.
Doors open 7pm, on-stage 9pm.
28th October 2009
"Yourspace" at Town Hall Hotel
326 King Street, Newtown, Sydney. Doors open 7pm, on-stage 9:25-9:40pm. 25th October 2009 Lansdowne Hotel, supporting Handasyd Williams and Andy Godledge, Corner City Road & Broadway, Broadway, Sydney. Doors open 5:30pm, onstage 6:30pm. 22nd October 2009 Hotel Clarendon 156 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, Sydney.
Doors open 7pm, onstage 7:30pm.
CDs
Place and Time
1. Lucky Country
2. Zero Tolerance
3. Shot the kid dead
4. Junkie and a whore
5. Ever fallen in love
6. End of the Line
7. Jenny
8. Start End Next
Recorded 2007-2008 at Helvoir Studios, mixed
2008-2009 by Ned Alphabet at Helvoir Studios and mastered July 2009 by
Stephen ‘Bones’ Martin at Goblyn Studios.
Produced
by Simon Li.
Living on Borrowed Time
1. This City
2. Cocaine Train **
4. Day his brother died
5. Get the Girl Straight **
6. Sleazy Bitch
7. Greedy Bitch **
8. Vietnam Vets song
9. Eraserhead
10. Down
on the Ground **
Recorded, mixed and mastered at Jesus 666 Studios,
May 2006.
Produced and engineered by Ashley Thomson.
except ** Recorded Live at The Clubhouse, March
2006.
End of the Line
1. Hanging
on
2. The Porcelain Bus
3. End of the Line
4. Shot the kid dead
5. SFL
6. On the Dole Again
Recorded December 2003, mixed and mastered January
2004 at Head Miles Studios.
Produced and engineered by Ashley Thomson.
Links
The i94 Bar
The Tote
- the last real rock-n-roll pub in Australia, which has been rockin' and
rolling for the last 21 years
Jesus 666 -
digital expression, graphic design and mastering courtesy of Ashley Thomson
My old homepage.
Covers and links to some of what I dig. Find out here
No Depression
Magazine - the alternative country bible
Essendon
Football Club - "...see the Bombers fly up..."